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shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of
example, they call themselves sun or moon elves in the Forgotten Realms setting, Silvanesti and Qualinesti in the Dragonlance setting, and Aereni in the Eberron setting.
Wood Elves
Wood elves carry
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, though some dragon turtles prefer coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales
.
As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a seaside cavern, but it could be reimagined as a grotto in the side of a coral reef rising from a shelf on the ocean floor, with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
sarcophagus and rises to slay intruders, while the shield guardian protects it. The mummy has complete knowledge of the crypt, and might, for example, move through the rotating sanctum (area P14) to
Crypt of the Talhund Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.4. Mike Schley Map 6.4: Crypt of the Talhund View Player Version P1: Lower Landing Four stone sarcophagi stand against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(using a gust of wind spell, for example) reveals the circle to all. To travel through the gate, a command word must be spoken aloud (a whisper will do). The command word (“Draezir”) can be found on
teleported to the corresponding gate near the hunting lodge of Talis the White (see chapter 7). Castle Naerytar and the Graypeak Mountain lodge were constructed by the same reclusive wizard, and this was his means of transit between the two.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
(using a gust of wind spell, for example) reveals the circle to all. To travel through the gate, a command word must be spoken aloud (a whisper will do). The command word (“Draezir”) can be found on
teleported to the corresponding gate in the hunting lodge of Talis the White (see chapter 7). Castle Naerytar and the Graypeak Mountain lodge were constructed by the same reclusive wizard, and this was his means of transit between the two.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
bedrooms (area 10), and the Gloved Hand are in the crypt (area 14). Each group can be customized to fit your campaign; for example, Fate’s Devout might serve a prominent deity of fate in your setting, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Hidden across Barovia lie secret sanctuaries known only to Strahd and his servants. These crypt-like boltholes are hidden from the sun and exist primarily to shelter the count should he require. Over the
, allowing other evils to fester there. An example of one of these sites is depicted on map 2.2 and has the following features: Count’s Coffin. Hidden in each sanctuary lies a coffin bearing the von
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the yuan-ti great wealth if he is freed. The priestess plans to bargain with the characters by offering them the hypothetical wealth the dwarf has promised her. Either way, if the characters want
worth 20 gp each, and 2 spell scrolls, one of levitate and the other of call lightning. The passage leads to the exit the yuan-ti use to leave the complex without passing through the crypt. The exit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
promising the yuan-ti great wealth if he is freed. The priestess plans to bargain with the characters by offering them the hypothetical wealth the dwarf has promised her. Either way, if the characters want
crypt. The exit is carefully hidden behind a screen of rocks and scrub trees a hundred yards away from the plaza entrance to the ruins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Seeds of Fear Aside from supernatural sources of dread and monsters who strike terror in their victims, fear is subjective and often quite personal. A battle-hardened warrior and a reclusive scholar
, they shouldn’t be able to do so again until they finish a long rest. For example, imagine that a character has the Seed of Fear “I hate being stuck in tight spaces” and must squeeze through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of Xen’drik
. High Elves High elves have been infused with the magic of crossings between the Feywild and the Material Plane. On some worlds, high elves refer to themselves by other names. For example, they call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of Xen’drik. High Elves
High elves have been infused with the magic of crossings between the Feywild and the Material Plane. On some worlds, high elves refer to themselves by other names. For example, they call themselves sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
type of dungeon described in “Dungeon Purpose” section of chapter 5, "Adventure Environments" has its own table featuring chambers geared to the dungeon’s purpose. For example, if you’re building a tomb
summoning creatures used to investigate or defend the portal 40–41 Crypt where the remains of those that died guarding the portal are kept 42–47 Dining room 48–50 Divination room used to investigate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, since he crafted it using methods that only he has mastered. Dispater’s paranoia affects everything he does. For example, he often dispatches orders and other missives by branding his message on the back
discovery that could tip the scales in his favor might be enough to entice him to act against his fellow Lords of the Nine. Given his reclusive nature, gaining an audience with Dispater is difficult at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dungeons Some dungeons are old strongholds abandoned by the folk who built them. Others are natural caves or lairs carved out by monsters. Dungeons attract cults, groups of monsters, and reclusive
creatures. Because of their varied origins and purposes, dungeons have a range of distinctive qualities. For example, a dungeon that serves as a stronghold for hobgoblin soldiers has a different mood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of elven life that others are most familiar with because it’s the age when elves move outside their reclusive communities and interact with the larger world. They strive to have a permanent effect on
.
Many elves, especially the younger ones, view the existence of half-elves as a sign of hope rather than as a threat — an example of how elf souls can experience the world in new ways, not bound to a single physical form or a particular philosophy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
a successful ability check for the purpose of determining the winner. Ask the player to describe which spell the character casts and how it helps their team during play. For example, a player might
knapsacks and pulls out a smooth, glowing stone. She says: “As promised, here’s a gift—think of it as a good luck charm for the upcoming game!”
The stone is a stone of good luck, and the characters are welcome to keep it indefinitely.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
characters embark on a journey to a location, go to the section of this book that describes that location in detail. For example, if the players choose to undertake the Umbrage Hill Quest, go to the “Umbrage
location’s inhabitants react to the characters’ arrival.
No encounter has a predetermined outcome. For example, characters who explore Umbrage Hill are likely to encounter a manticore. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales, including deep-sea trenches or
take a coastal map and translate it to an underwater environment or use the map as-is if the dragon turtle is content to lair near the surface. As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
perceptions over facts: illusionists, spies, and assassins, for example. Predatory or fierce winged creatures of any kind, even non-sentient monsters that would otherwise resist training, perceive the
of an old mystic with brown skin and white hair, who promised to teach her all she desired to know — a vision of Yan-C-Bin, the Prince of Evil Air. Aerisi turned her study to elemental air, learning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
blissfully unaware of the party’s intrusion or show no interest in the characters. A shy or reclusive archfey might not want to be disturbed at all. How and when the archfey crosses paths with the
finely tooled metal etched with organic designs or cryptic symbols. 8 Monstrous. This archfey has a monstrous form. For example, they might resemble an enormous spider, a hydra whose heads look like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
always live up to their bargains, paying survivors as promised. Gracklstugh Military In addition to the clans’ regular armies, Gracklstugh trains specialized warriors whose oaths of service always
Clan Cairngorm lead quiet lives of art and contemplation in Gracklstugh. Although reclusive and averse to conflict, the giants have sworn an ancient oath of loyalty to the Deepking, and have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the west and south. Its metal double door bears a rusty broken chain and a padlock that hangs off the door.
The well-oiled door opens noiselessly. The crypt interior is dusty, with numerous tracks
character could use an action to try to pull the door aside, doing so with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check. This old crypt holds a single open coffin containing a few tattered blankets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
no farther falls to the floor inside the curtain. Spell effects that would not reasonably pass through the watery curtain are stopped by the barrier as though it were a solid wall. For example, a magic
Plane of Water. The characters find Ichthyglug’s promised reward at the bottom of the drained pool. Characters who complete Ichthyglug’s quest should receive XP as if they had defeated the marid and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves
placed in the proper location. Without both the light and the shadow, the carving is incomplete and can’t be viewed in its true form. For example, a tale carving made with these special techniques tells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-ups in the cult (for example, Miraj Vizann), Qarbo reluctantly assigns them space in the guest quarters (area M4) and sends word down to the Temple of Black Earth. Within a day or two, the characters
Sacred Stone Monastery. The sage was put to work, but delegates Rhundorth and Teresiel were taken below to an unknown fate. M20. The Haunted Crypt The doors leading into this area are made of old bronze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
by the Vanthampurs to be used as leverage in the event that the Hhunes find out who stole the Shield of the Hidden Lord from their family’s crypt. Unknown to the Vanthampurs, Satiir is a member of a
that the duke needs his help to ascertain the magical properties of the celestial shield, which her family “acquired” from a crypt under the city. Despite being a practiced liar, Thavius has no lie to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, and exploration reveals it automatically.
F10. Foebreaker’s Crypt A stone sarcophagus rests on a dais in the southern half of this room. A worn frieze circles the monument about four feet above the
ground, but it has been badly damaged, and it is difficult to make out what the carvings represent.
This crypt marks the resting place of a dwarven hero of ancient Tyar-Besil who fought a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
example of a tight pantheon. Odin is the pantheon’s leader and father figure. Deities such as Thor, Tyr, and Freya embody important aspects of Norse culture. Meanwhile, Loki and his devotees lurk in the
existence. Initiates are born into a new life, remaining in the world of mortal affairs but feeling elevated to a higher sphere. The initiate is promised a place in the god’s realm after death, but also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
raves on and on about the spells the kraken has promised to teach him. Morale aboard the ship is understandably low. Half of the cultists are on duty at any given time, while the rest are asleep in their
characters want to delay their departure, Hekaton agrees to stay around long enough for them to search the Morkoth or to take care of other matters. For example, the characters might need to conclude some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
crypt, and six skeletons in rusty mail are propped against the walls as if guarding the place. False columns along the walls are carved in the image of spreading oak trees. The double door in the
gang was then going to kill his family, but Mirna promised that wealthy relatives in Neverwinter would pay a substantial sum for her and her children’s safe return. The Redbrands have kept the Dendrars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Random Encounters in Thither Roll for a random encounter whenever you feel it is appropriate; for example, you might decide to stage a random encounter while the characters are traveling toward a
to rub melted butter into its flesh and has promised it a hot bath before dinner. Kro’ah is gathering firewood but should be back soon! Persuading the campestri to leave the campsite requires a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
exploitation. When Rezmir promised that Voaraghamanthar would reward the tribe’s labors for the cult, the lizardfolk were ready to listen. Where the bullywugs fill the role of a static defense force, the
in The Rise of Tiamat). If characters stray from the lizardfolk’s path between the work camp and Castle Naerytar, intentionally or unintentionally—if, for example, they follow will-o’-wisps into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The Scaly Death lizardfolk tribe has no leader. Pharblex killed its shaman, Suncaller, and the death left the tribe with an inferiority complex that was ripe for exploitation. When Rezmir promised
Tiamat). If characters stray from the lizardfolk’s path between the work camp and Castle Naerytar, intentionally or unintentionally — if, for example, they follow will-o’-wisps into the mere — they could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
between them and their gods. To halflings, their gods are part of the family. And as family members do, the gods set an example that is reaffirmed through the stories of their heroic deeds, with each tale
— clear evidence that, as Urogalan promised, she is still looking out for her grandson from beyond the veil of death. As a divine being, Urogalan can move freely through the earth and across the planes of